Common Violations

The following is a summary of the most common Competition Rule violations and penalties and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of violations and penalties (“Summary”). Each athlete is responsible for knowing and understanding all Competition Rules (including without limitation any additional rules set forth in the Event-specific Athlete Information Guide).

A penalty during the swim will be given at transition swim/bike.
A penalty in transition and at the run course will be given and sit out at the spot.
All penalties at the bike course can only be sit out in the Penalty Tent.

A yellow card penalty is 60 seconds; the blue card is 5 minutes and a red card means disqualification (the athlete can go on with the race, but will not be in the result list).
If a yellow card violation is not corrected by the athlete, a red card can follow.

In general wearing headsets or headphones or other communication devices (unless pre-approved by the Head Referee) are not allowed during competition.